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About Banshai Village

Banshai is a mid sized village in Kalna II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,322, made up of 645 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banshai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kalna II
Pincode 712512
Area (hectares) 157.82 hectares
Population 1,322
Male Population 645
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banshai compares

By the 2011 count Banshai is the 51st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 157.82 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Banshai

Banshai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banshai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baidyapur, Baitipara, Bajitpur and Balia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Banshai

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshai village had a population of 1,322. That makes it the 51st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Banshai village has 645 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshai has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Banshai is 712512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banshai covers 157.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banshai falls under Kalna II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banshai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banshai.

Banshai is in Kalna II tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Banshai today is likely to be higher.

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